Water, sanitation, and hygiene
The water crisis facing much of the world is one of the most serious threats to human development and the quest to end poverty. We’re tackling the problem at many levels.
Ensuring access to clean water and sanitation and providing hygiene information and training are key aspects of Concern’s work, with active water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programs in 18 countries.
We have dug, drilled, and bored thousands of wells in remote and disadvantaged communities across dozens of countries over the past 50 years and built countless latrines in their schools and health centers. The hours saved and the illnesses prevented make it one of the most effective things we do.
When drought or displacement prevent access to clean water supplies, we do what it takes to connect communities, including trucking water to temporary tanks and installing pumps in camps
We work hand-in-hand with communities to help them assess the longstanding challenges they face, change behaviors, and ensure water and sanitation infrastructure will be maintained for the long term. We foster a sense of ownership, build sustainable maintenance practices, and create transparent financial management systems that benefit the community
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Tackling the water issue in DRC
Broken and disused water pumps all over the developing world stand as rusty testaments to the futility of the “easy fix.” If you want to bring about meaningful change, it gets a bit more complicated.
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Tackling the water issue in DRC
Years of conflict have decimated wells in Central African Republic, putting the population at risk of disease. But with people-power communities are finally getting access to clean water.
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Drought in the desert
Drought in Pakistan has become an increasingly frequent phenomenon, particularly in the vulnerable Thar region where erratic rainfall has caused massive shortages of fresh water.
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The best darned loo in Waterloo
Every day, thousands of people gather, shop, and work in Sierra Leone’s Waterloo market — and when open defecation was the only option, it caused some serious problems.
